Sablefish vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sablefish and butterfish different?

Sablefish is higher in fats, iron, magnesium, and vitamin A; however, butterfish is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for butterfish is 16% higher.
Sablefish contains 3 times more vitamin A than butterfish. While sablefish contains 102µg of vitamin A, butterfish contains only 33µg.
Sablefish has less cholesterol.

Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sablefish

Butterfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60.7%
Contains more IronIron	+156.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+146.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+141.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.3%

~equal in Potassium ~481mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sablefish

Butterfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+209.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+27.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	10.328g		26%
Saturated fat	4.099g		19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g		17%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	1.83µg	16%
Fats	19.62g	10.28g	14%
Iron	1.64mg	0.64mg	13%
Phosphorus	215mg	308mg	13%
Protein	17.19g	22.15g	10%
Magnesium	71mg	32mg	9%
Vitamin A	102µg	33µg	8%
Cholesterol	63mg	83mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.192mg	6%
Copper	0.028mg	0.069mg	5%
Zinc	0.41mg	0.99mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.128mg	5.769mg	4%
Calories	250kcal	187kcal	3%
Calcium	45mg	28mg	2%
Sodium	72mg	114mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.146mg	2%
Potassium	459mg	481mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2		N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.346mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.193mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.754mg	0.971mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.792mg	1.021mg	0%
Leucine	1.397mg	1.801mg	0%
Lysine	1.579mg	2.035mg	0%
Methionine	0.509mg	0.656mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.671mg	0.865mg	0%
Valine	0.886mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.506mg	0.652mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.867g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.92g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.216g		N/A